Alannah Myles Black Velvet Lyrics

Black Velvet Lyrics

Black Velvet
Alanah Myles

Mississippi in the middle of a dry
spell
Jimmy Rogers on the Victrola up high
Mama's dancin' with baby on
her shoulder
The sun is settin' like molasses in the sky
The boy could
sing, knew how to move, everything
Always wanting more, he'd leave you
longing for

Chorus:
Black velvet and that little boy's smile
Black
velvet with that slow southern style
A new religion that'll bring ya to your
knees
Black velvet if you please

Up in Memphis the music's like a
heatwave
White lightening, bound to drive you wild
Mama's baby's in the
heart of every school girl
"Love me tender" leaves 'em cryin' in the
aisle
The way he moved, it was a sin, so sweet and true
Always wanting
more, he'd leave you longing for

chorus

Every word of every song
that he sang was for you
In a flash he was gone, it happened so soon, what
could
you do?

(Solo)

chorus repeats 2x

If you please,
if you please, if you please